The Call of Duty: Black Ops Store Locator offers intel on where to find stores where Call of Duty: Black Ops will be on sale at 12:01 am on Tuesday, November 9, when the military shooter sequel is first officially available. This is not quite as helpful as it seems at first, as there's a footnote saying: "This list may not represent all participating stores. For stores listed here, please call to verify participation." Activision also announces a random bonus, saying: "Also, the first 50 attendees at one of the 2,700 24-hour participating Walmart locations will receive an exclusive Call of Duty: Black Ops bandana."

Tumbler wrote on Nov 6, 2010, 11:36:A. You can pay for this game on steam anytime you want. Then you'll be able to pre-load(?) and play it on release date like everyone else.

Yes, pre-load is available. I confess to being a whore and hypocrite and am now eagerly awaiting Tuesday. There's something about the multiplayer in the CoD series that continually drags me back in, no matter how much I may hate other aspects of the various games.